Tag Archives: Local news

Preserving What Is Ours

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Media and Democracy Project (MAD) hosted media reform legend Sue Wilson, founder of the Media Action Center, to talk about her history of success fighting for better broadcast news. You can see the video here: The airwaves are owned by … Continue reading →

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News Heading Into November

Posted on August 4, 2024 by Paul Deaton

The weeks remaining until the Nov. 5 general election are likely to be a stemwinder. If not careful, we could fall under the spell of the 24/7 news machine whose stories circulate frequently in our news galaxy and are often … Continue reading →

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Newspaper Closings Cripple Our Democracy

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Paul Deaton

U.S. newspapers close at a rate of two per week, according to David Bauder of Associated Press, referring to a recent study. In most cases, there is no replacement, creating a news desert. Lack of local news is bad for … Continue reading →

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Support Your Local Newspaper

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox. From Kyle Munson, President, Western Iowa Journalism Foundation. I’m not here to romanticize one of the most important sounds of the last century: the reassuring thwap of a print newspaper hitting front doorsteps across America. The format … Continue reading →

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Why Is Facebook Buying Local News Outlets?

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Facebook to invest $300 million to help local news survive. reuters.com/article/us-facebook-news/facebook-to-invest-300-million-to-help-local-news-survive If someone is going to own local news outlets, do we prefer that it be Sinclair Broadcasting or Facebook?  I would vote for Facebook as the lesser of two … Continue reading →

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